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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | | Dutch term or phrase: een kale reis | Rather urgent, as the job is due back by 14.00 CET! Brief summary of a play for a flyer:
Kroum komt na **een kale reis** terug in de verstikkende volkswijk waar hij geboren is. Alles is er bij het oude gebleven: er wordt gegeten en gefeest, getreurd en gedroomd. Met veel weerzin draait Kroum mee in de molen van de middelmatigheid, hoopvol wachtend tot het échte leven begint.
What's the meaning of 'kaal' here? Uneventful?? |
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| | a disappointing trip/journey | Explanation:
Bedoeld wordt dat hij niet gevonden heeft wat hij dacht te vinden (roem, geld, een job, avontuur...). |
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Ide Verhelst
Local time: 06:31
| Grading comment Sorry, didn't look under 'reis' in NL-NL vD! Flemish colleagues confirmed that 'na een kale reis thuiskomen/terugkomen' means that 'men het doel dat men voor ogen had niet heeft kunnen bereiken'. I liked Erik's suggestion but since I quoted all the text there was, it raises more questions than it answers really. Ide's option seems closest, or perhaps fruitless/unsuccessful. Definitely not voyage, as that suggests a journey by sea. Thanks, everyone.
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4 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2 | van een kale reis terugkomen/thuiskomen come home empty-handed
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If it fits the context...
| Erik Boers
Belgium
Local time: 06:31
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Native speaker of:  Dutch
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